(Interesting Nonfiction for Kids): Photographing Beyond Magenta – by Susan Kuklin. Here are a few of the many organizations where transgender youth, their families, and friends can get help, information, and support. Susan’s NPR Interview: Banned Books: Author Susan Kuklin on telling stories that inform understanding Susan’s NPR essay: These teens wanted to let other kids know ‘they are not alone’ Each honest discussion and disclosure, whether joyful or heartbreaking, is completely different from the other because of family dynamics, living situations, gender, and the transition these teens make in recognition of their true selves.Ĭlick for Susan’s explanation about why she wrote Beyond Magenta, along with a short reading from the book. Portraits, family photographs, and candid images grace the pages, augmenting the emotional and physical journey each youth has taken. Author and photographer Susan Kuklin met and interviewed six transgender or gender-neutral young adults and used her considerable skills to represent them thoughtfully and respectfully before, during, and after their personal acknowledgment of gender preference. Top 25 pick for IRA Notable Book for a Global SocietyĪ groundbreaking work of LGBT literature takes an honest look at the life, love, and struggles of transgender teens. Notable book, National Council on Social Studies, 2015 The Advocate, 10 Best Books list for Transgender Non-Fiction,2014, īooks for a Better Life Awards, National Multiple Sclerosis Society Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Outįlora Stieglitz Straus Award for Nonfiction, 2014įoreword Reviews’ INDIEFAB Book of the Year Award for Young Adult Nonfiction, 2014įinalist, Lambda Literary Award, a “Lammy”Įssential Reads on Feminism for Teens,” NYPL, 2021įinalist, Cybil Awards 2014Publishers Weekly’s list of Best YA Books of 2014īlue Ribbons, The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, 2014

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